The boatbuilding industry has always had its ups and downs, reflecting the changing fortunes of the fishing industry. This work offers an account of the Campbeltown Shipyard, that diversified its boatbuilding activities in order to survive but competition from foreign yards moved into a new dimension from the mid-nineties onwards.
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A new and fascinating account of the history of Campbeltown Shipyard's boatbuilding industry

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780752447650
Publisert
2009-01-01
Utgiver
Vendor
The History Press Ltd
Vekt
300 gr
Høyde
248 mm
Bredde
172 mm
Dybde
10 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
128

Om bidragsyterne

Peter Drummond has had a lifelong interest in the fishing industry. With regular co-author Sam Henderson he has previously written The Purse Seiners; Fishing Boats of Campbeltown Shipyard; Built by Nobles of Girvan and Sputniks & Spinningdales. He has contributed to books by James A Pottinger and Mike Smylie, and is author of a database giving brief histories of all fishing vessels over 12m long built for Scottish fishing fleet since 1967. He lives in Ayrshire.